The following list contains brief descriptions of monthly publications that are available through the Office of Research. Follow the links provided to view or download the PDFs.

Connecticut Labor Situation
Highlights changes from both a month and a year earlier in unemployment, nonfarm employment, and changes
over-the-year for manufacturing wages and hours for the State and its nine labor market areas. Other economic
indicators for CT, such as seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment, average weekly initial claims for unemployment
insurance, the unemployment rate, and average manufacturing weekly hours, are listed by month for the entire previous year up to the current period.

Connecticut Economic Digest
Every month the Digest provides the most current economic data available for Connecticut. Decision-makers from many arenas are better informed because the
Digest makes it possible to follow the trends and understand the status of economic forces that influence Connecticut's labor markets. We are pleased to
continue providing information that is useful in making decisions, setting plans, and engaging in informed conversation

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) for CT
The latest estimates of resident labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rates for the US,
Connecticut, and the State's labor market areas and towns. These estimates are derived through the LAUS program model,
a federal/state cooperative project established by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Business & Employment Changes Announced in the News Media
This publication lists start-ups, expansions, staff reductions, and layoffs reported by the media, both current
and future. The report provides company name, the number of workers involved, date of the action, the principal
product or service of the company, a brief synopsis of the action, and the source and date of the media article.

Labor Market Information - At-A-Glance
The Office of Research gathers, analyzes, and disseminates information on the economy, workforce and careers that is used to evaluate the economic health of Connecticut, to support and promote
state workforce development activities, and to assist students and job seekers in making career choices.
At-A-Glance is a monthly pamphlet that contains the latest updates for data items most frequently requested.

Connecticut Career Paths: 2013
Narrative descriptions of over 150 occupations with number employed, job openings, training required,
education & training sites and salary info. Includes articles on writing a great résumé, using the Internet for
career & job development, choosing a career, hot jobs in CT, health occupations, CT's school-to-career initiative,
and programs & resources available to help people with job and career decisions.

Connecticut Career Resource Network Update
The CCRN Update is published three times a year by the Department of Labor, Office of Research and the Connecticut
Career Resource Network. It provides individuals in the educational and occupational training communities with
information on resources and upcoming events. Articles include reviews of new Web sites and books, occupational
descriptions, announcements of conferences and job fairs, and other articles of interest.

Connecticut Career Posters
Colorful, at-a-glance illustrations of job journeys in each of CT's 16 career clusters. Each poster includes information on some of Connecticut's in-demand occupations within each career cluster,
grouped by level of education or training required and average annual wage.

Start Now! A Look at Connecticut's Entry-Level Occupations
Provides information on 33 occupations that require little or no post-secondary education and/or work experience.
Each occupational profile contains a job description, wages, current employment and projected job openings,
basic job requirements, typical workplaces and industries that employ the occupation, where to get additional
training and support services to help advance in the career.

2008 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 2.4MB)
A comprehensive report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2008, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2007 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 2.7MB)
The archived report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2007, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2006 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 3,200KB)
The archived report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2006, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2004 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf,3.8MB)
The archived report summarizes employment and earnings results for students who graduated from one of the State’s 18
public colleges in 2004, and provides more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

Connecticuts Middle-Skill Jobs(pdf, 342KB)
Connecticut has more middle-skill jobs than low- or high-skill jobs. Over the next decade, strong growth in
middle-skill jobs and wages is expected as the demand continues to rise. In Connecticut, it is projected that
nearly four out of every ten job openings (new and replacement) will require only middle-skills. Overall, the
demand for middle-skills is likely to grow rapidly over the next decade and beyond  both overall and within
key sectors.

CT Workforce Demands & the Implications for Education &nbsp (pdf, 1,4MB)
Describes the major economic trends in the state of CT in relationship to their effect upon employment over the
next 10 years. As Connecticut's economy continues to grow in the direction of a "knowledge economy," i.e.,
an economy in which knowledge possessed by workers becomes the most valuable economic commodity, the investment in
CT's educational infrastructure becomes correspondingly more important.

The following list contains brief descriptions of Business Publications available through the Office of Research. Follow the links provided to view or download the PDFs.

Connecticut Labor Situation
Highlights changes from both a month and a year earlier in unemployment, nonfarm employment, and changes
over-the-year for manufacturing wages and hours for the State and its nine labor market areas. Other economic
indicators for CT, such as seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment, average weekly initial claims for unemployment
insurance, the unemployment rate, and average manufacturing weekly hours, are listed by month for the entire previous year up to the current period.

Connecticut Economic Digest
Every month the Digest provides the most current economic data available for Connecticut. Decision-makers from many arenas are better informed because the
Digest makes it possible to follow the trends and understand the status of economic forces that influence Connecticut's labor markets. We are pleased to
continue providing information that is useful in making decisions, setting plans, and engaging in informed conversation

Business & Employment Changes Announced in the News Media
This publication lists start-ups, expansions, staff reductions, and layoffs reported by the media, both current
and future. The report provides company name, the number of workers involved, date of the action, the principal
product or service of the company, a brief synopsis of the action, and the source and date of the media article.

Labor Market Information - At-A-Glance
The Office of Research gathers, analyzes, and disseminates information on the economy, workforce and careers that is used to evaluate the economic health of CT, to support and promote
state workforce development activities, and to assist students and job seekers in making career choices.
At-A-Glance is a monthly pamphlet that contains the latest updates for data items most frequently requested.

Connecticut Labor Force Data for Affirmative Action Plan
Provides quarterly labor force information for Connecticut and its nine labor market areas. Includes statewide and labor market area estimates of total labor force, unemployment rates, and unemployed
women and minorities. Information on the broad occupational skills of women and minority job seekers registered with
the CTWorks Career Centers can also be found here.

Connecticut Business Employment Dynamics
(BED) data provide information on the gross number of jobs gained and lost at business establishments in CT.
They include estimates of the number of jobs added at opening and expanding establishments and of jobs
eliminated at closing and contracting establishments. Also known as job flows, these data provide a fuller
understanding of the labor market dynamics underlying net employment growth that unfold over time.

Information for Workforce Investment Planning
Contains a variety of data on CT and each of the state’s five WIAs including population and population density, labor force, employment and wages by industry sector, and new housing permits. In addition, detailed information on residents in need of workforce investment services such as high school
dropouts, Medicaid recipients, adult probationers, Temporary Family Assistance recipients, and other residents with barriers to employment.

2008 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 2.4MB)
A comprehensive report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2008, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2007 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 2.7MB)
The archived report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2007, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2006 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 3.2MB)
The archived report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2006, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2004 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf,3.8MB)
The archived report summarizes employment and earnings results for students who graduated from one of the State’s 18
public colleges in 2004, and provides more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

Connecticuts Middle-Skill Jobs(pdf, 342KB)
Connecticut has more middle-skill jobs than low- or high-skill jobs. Over the next decade, strong growth in
middle-skill jobs and wages is expected as the demand continues to rise. In Connecticut, it is projected that
nearly four out of every ten job openings (new and replacement) will require only middle-skills. Overall, the
demand for middle-skills is likely to grow rapidly over the next decade and beyond  both overall and within
key sectors.

CT Workforce Demands & the Implications for Education(pdf, 1.4MB)
Describes the major economic trends in the state of CT in relationship to their effect upon employment over the
next 10 years. As Connecticut's economy continues to grow in the direction of a "knowledge economy," i.e.,
an economy in which knowledge possessed by workers becomes the most valuable economic commodity, the investment in
CT's educational infrastructure becomes correspondingly more important.

The following list contains brief descriptions of Research Publications available through the Office of Research. Follow the links provided to view or download the PDFs.

Connecticut Labor Situation
Highlights changes from both a month and a year earlier in unemployment, nonfarm employment, and changes
over-the-year for manufacturing wages and hours for the State and its nine labor market areas. Other economic
indicators for CT, such as seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment, average weekly initial claims for unemployment
insurance, the unemployment rate, and average manufacturing weekly hours, are listed by month for the entire previous year up to the current period.

Connecticut Economic Digest
Every month the Digest provides the most current economic data available for Connecticut. Decision-makers from many arenas are better informed because the
Digest makes it possible to follow the trends and understand the status of economic forces that influence Connecticut's labor markets. We are pleased to
continue providing information that is useful in making decisions, setting plans, and engaging in informed conversation

Business & Employment Changes Announced in the News Media
This publication lists start-ups, expansions, staff reductions, and layoffs reported by the media, both current
and future. The report provides company name, the number of workers involved, date of the action, the principal
product or service of the company, a brief synopsis of the action, and the source and date of the media article.

Labor Market Information - At-A-Glance
The Office of Research gathers, analyzes, and disseminates information on the economy, workforce and careers that is used to evaluate the economic health of CT, to support and promote
state workforce development activities, and to assist students and job seekers in making career choices.
At-A-Glance is a monthly pamphlet that contains the latest updates for data items most frequently requested.

Connecticut Labor Force Data for Affirmative Action Plan
Provides quarterly labor force information for Connecticut and its nine labor market areas. Includes statewide and labor market area estimates of total labor force, unemployment rates, and unemployed
women and minorities. Information on the broad occupational skills of women and minority job seekers registered with
the CTWorks Career Centers can also be found here.

Connecticut Business Employment Dynamics
(BED) data provide information on the gross number of jobs gained and lost at business establishments in CT.
They include estimates of the number of jobs added at opening and expanding establishments and of jobs
eliminated at closing and contracting establishments. Also known as job flows, these data provide a fuller
understanding of the labor market dynamics underlying net employment growth that unfold over time.

Information for Workforce Investment Planning
Contains a variety of data on CT and each of the state’s five WIAs including population and population density, labor force, employment and wages by industry sector, and new housing permits. In addition, detailed information on residents in need of workforce investment services such as high school
dropouts, Medicaid recipients, adult probationers, Temporary Family Assistance recipients, and other residents with barriers to employment.

Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) for CT
The latest estimates of resident labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rates for the US,
Connecticut, and the State's labor market areas and towns. These estimates are derived through the LAUS program model,
a federal/state cooperative project established by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

CT 2000 Equal Employment Opportunity Special Tabulation Files
The tables in this EEO Special Tabulation provide breakouts for the eight counties and seven metropolitan
statistical areas (MSA's) within the state of Connecticut. (The MSA's shown were those established following the
1990 Census since this is the way the data were provided on the EEO Special Tabulation) Because most employers
recruit their workers within specific areas, maps of each the counties and statistical areas are included.

2008 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 2.4MB)
A comprehensive report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2008, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2007 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 2.7MB)
The archived report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2007, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2006 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 3.2MB)
The archived report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2006, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2004 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf,3.8MB)
The archived report summarizes employment and earnings results for students who graduated from one of the State’s 18
public colleges in 2004, and provides more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

Connecticut Career Paths: 2013
Narrative descriptions of over 150 occupations with number employed, job openings, training required,
education & training sites and salary info. Includes articles on writing a great résumé, using the Internet for
career & job development, choosing a career, hot jobs in CT, health occupations, CT's school-to-career initiative,
and programs & resources available to help people with job and career decisions.

Connecticuts Middle-Skill Jobs(pdf, 342KB)
Connecticut has more middle-skill jobs than low- or high-skill jobs. Over the next decade, strong growth in
middle-skill jobs and wages is expected as the demand continues to rise. In Connecticut, it is projected that
nearly four out of every ten job openings (new and replacement) will require only middle-skills. Overall, the
demand for middle-skills is likely to grow rapidly over the next decade and beyond  both overall and within
key sectors.

CT Workforce Demands & the Implications for Education(pdf, 1.4MB)
Describes the major economic trends in the state of CT in relationship to their effect upon employment over the
next 10 years. As Connecticut's economy continues to grow in the direction of a "knowledge economy," i.e.,
an economy in which knowledge possessed by workers becomes the most valuable economic commodity, the investment in
CT's educational infrastructure becomes correspondingly more important.

Connecticut Career Paths: 2013
Narrative descriptions of over 150 occupations with number employed, job openings, training required,
education & training sites and salary info. Includes articles on writing a great résumé, using the Internet for
career & job development, choosing a career, hot jobs in CT, health occupations, CT's school-to-career initiative,
and programs & resources available to help people with job and career decisions.

Connecticut Career Resource Network Update
The CCRN Update is published three times a year by the Department of Labor, Office of Research and the Connecticut
Career Resource Network. It provides individuals in the educational and occupational training communities with
information on resources and upcoming events. Articles include reviews of new Web sites and books, occupational
descriptions, announcements of conferences and job fairs, and other articles of interest.

Connecticut Career Posters
Colorful, at-a-glance illustrations of job journeys in each of CT's 16 career clusters. Each poster includes information on some of Connecticut's in-demand occupations within each career cluster,
grouped by level of education or training required and average annual wage.

Start Now! A Look at Connecticut's Entry-Level Occupations
Provides information on 33 occupations that require little or no post-secondary education and/or work experience.
Each occupational profile contains a job description, wages, current employment and projected job openings,
basic job requirements, typical workplaces and industries that employ the occupation, where to get additional
training and support services to help advance in the career.

2008 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 2.4MB)
A comprehensive report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2008, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2007 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 2,765KB)
The archived report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2007, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2006 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf, 3,200KB)
The archived report on employment outcomes for graduates of the public college system. Provides a summary of
employment and earnings experience for students who graduated from one of Connecticuts 18 public colleges in
2006, as well as more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

2004 Higher Education: Building Connecticuts Workforce(pdf,3,840KB)
The archived report summarizes employment and earnings results for students who graduated from one of the State’s 18
public colleges in 2004, and provides more detailed information on these employed graduates by industry sector, college and degree program.

Connecticuts Middle-Skill Jobs(pdf, 342KB)
Connecticut has more middle-skill jobs than low- or high-skill jobs. Over the next decade, strong growth in
middle-skill jobs and wages is expected as the demand continues to rise. In Connecticut, it is projected that
nearly four out of every ten job openings (new and replacement) will require only middle-skills. Overall, the
demand for middle-skills is likely to grow rapidly over the next decade and beyond  both overall and within
key sectors.

CT Workforce Demands & the Implications for Education &nbsp (pdf, 1,4MB)
Describes the major economic trends in the state of CT in relationship to their effect upon employment over the
next 10 years. As Connecticut's economy continues to grow in the direction of a "knowledge economy," i.e.,
an economy in which knowledge possessed by workers becomes the most valuable economic commodity, the investment in
CT's educational infrastructure becomes correspondingly more important.

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